Hard Rock Rising, the global battle of the bands, will give one local band from this international competition the chance of a lifetime ? to be on the bill with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band and additional headlining performers at one of the world?s most-anticipated concert events.
Beginning on Thursday, Feb. 16, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., the area?s greatest undiscovered bands, as chosen by the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa?s Facebook fans, will take the stage at the Hard Rock Cafe Tampa and battle it out live at multiple qualifying events.
The second qualifying round is on Thursday, Feb. 23, and Thursday, March 1, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
Bands will be judged by a panel of local industry experts including Julie Garisto, arts and entertainment/events editor of Creative Loafing Tampa; Joel Weiss, music director of 97X; Jon ?Husky Jon? Lafrance, host of 97X Local Motion, and participating bands? representatives. Fisher and Shark will also be on hand to emcee.
A final round featuring each of the preliminary winners will be held on Thursday, March 8, 9 p.m., with one winner being selected to move on.
Hard Rock Cafe Tampa?s local winner will then be pitted against 86 other Hard Rock Cafe local winners from across the globe. These local winners will be narrowed down to the top 10 bands worldwide via fan voting on participating Hard Rock Facebook pages. A panel of celebrity judges and music industry professionals will select the top three winners.
The first place winner will be flown to London for the ultimate rock star treatment, including a spot on the bill at Hard Rock Calling 2012.
Second and third prize winners will receive $5,000 and $2,500, respectively, in ReverbNation PROMOTE IT credits, a revolutionary tool that creates targeted, highly effective Facebook advertising campaigns for musicians and venues promoting songs, Facebook pages and concerts. For full rules and a list of participating locations visit www.hardrock.com.
Hard Rock Cafe Tampa at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is located at 5223 North Orient Road in Tampa. Call 813-627-ROCK (7625).
Admission to the qualifying battles is free and open to the public. Must be 18 years or older.
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